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Posted Sep 19, 2025

BYS CEO Pam Barker Appointed to Queensland LGBTQIA+ Roundtable

Brisbane Youth Service CEO, Pam Barker has been appointed to the Queensland LGBTQIA+ Roundtable, a key state government advisory body working to ensure Queensland’s services, policies, and programs are inclusive of people with diverse genders, sexualities, and innate variations of sex characteristics. Pam brings deep expertise to the Roundtable, having previously served as CEO of […]

Posted Sep 08, 2025

What every Australian needs to know about youth homelessness: Pam Barker on the Hair Therapist podcast

“Young people are not the problem. They’re the solution.” That’s the message Pam Barker, CEO of Brisbane Youth Service (BYS), drives home in her conversation with host Mel Alsemgeest on the Hair Therapist podcast. This episode isn’t just about youth homelessness. It’s about resilience and the power of connection. It’s about listening to the stories […]

Posted Aug 05, 2025

Brisbane Zero Forum: working together to end homelessness

Ending homelessness takes more than good intentions – it takes data, collaboration, and learning from lived experiences. The Brisbane Zero Forum brings all of that together. Now in its third year, the 2025 forum, held on 5 August, focused on practical solutions and frontline insights. Brisbane Zero is part of Advance to Zero, a shared […]

Brisbane Youth Service wins Silver at the Australasian Reporting Awards 2024!

Brisbane Youth Service (BYS) is proud to announce its silver Australasian Reporting Award 2024 for distinguished achievement in reporting! The BYS Annual Report provides comprehensive details of the organisation’s operations and financial performance over the past year. It showcases the extensive range of essential programs and services that BYS provides to young people, and their […]

Posted Jun 10, 2024

Bursting Bubbles: How St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace’s Rough Night In is Making a Difference

At St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace, something special has been happening since 2011. Reidy House, a cornerstone of the College’s commitment to social responsibility, has been on a mission to burst bubbles. Imagine this: high school boys, armed with nothing more than a sleeping bag and a cup of soup, spending a night outside. It’s […]

Brisbane Youth Service Partners with Charter Hall and Investa to Expand Support for Vulnerable Young Families

Posted Mar 25, 2023

ABC News: Children in Queensland’s foster and residential care system are living on the streets of Brisbane.

Hundreds of children under Queensland government care are in ‘other living arrangements’, for many that means homelessness Self-placing is the term the Queensland government use when a child under its care leaves a foster, kinship or residential care placement. Others use the term homeless. Where do self-placing children go? Pam Barker and her team at […]

Posted Mar 22, 2023

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BYS CEO Pam Barker Appointed to Queensland LGBTQIA+ Roundtable

What every Australian needs to know about youth homelessness: Pam Barker on the Hair Therapist podcast

Brisbane Zero Forum: working together to end homelessness

Brisbane Youth Service wins Silver at the Australasian Reporting Awards 2024!

Bursting Bubbles: How St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace’s Rough Night In is Making a Difference

Brisbane Youth Service Partners with Charter Hall and Investa to Expand Support for Vulnerable Young Families

ABC News: Children in Queensland’s foster and residential care system are living on the streets of Brisbane.

Flood Damaged Youth Shelter Receives Brand New Vehicle

Best Workplace Award WINNER: Brisbane Youth Service

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Brisbane Youth Service CEO Annemaree Callander Steps Down

Q&A with the Manager of Young Women and Young Families Team, Louise Baker